Machine for laying tiles



M. F. ANDERSON.

.MACHINE PoR LAYING TILES.

(No Model.)

Patented Apr.. 28, 1885.l

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Be it known that I, MILLARD F. ANDERSON, .of Corning, in the county of Adams and State UNITED STATES PATENT ,-OFFICE.

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MACHINE Foa LAYiNe-TIVLS'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettei's Patent No. 316,515, dated April 28, 1.885. i' i l V Appllcationfilcd Febiuary 3V, ISS. (No nio-dnl.) Y l V n of Iowa, have invented a new and useful. Inlprovement in Machines for Laying Tiles, &c,

a full, clear, and .exact description of the same.

4and I do hereby declare that the following is der ground for the purposes of drainage. As

is well known, in forming drains of this de- `.'scription the tiles (being short sections of pipe formed of clay or other porous material) are laid close against each other a foot or so bepipe or drain being thus formed, into which low the surface of the ground, a' continuous the water percolates and runs through the in lternal bore thereof to any desirable place.

The object of my invention is to produce av vmachine in whichwill be combined devices for forming the ditch or trench, devices for feeding the tiles and placing them accurately in' kposition against each other, and devices for covering the tiles thus laid uniformly with earth.

To perfectly carry out these objects my invention consists of a plowshare of peculiar forni adapted to make the trench, a curved tube formed with or attached to the share and situated in the rear thereof', for holding and feeding the tiles, and a guiding-strip placed within the tube, by means of which each tile is laid close against the one preceding it to make aperfect joint; and, further, my invention consists in strips placed upon the plowshare, by which the earth is elevated to a proper point, from which it falls uniformly and with equal Weight upon both sides of the tile, thus preventing any undue displacement of the same. t

My invention consists, further, in various details of construction and arrangement of the parts,wherebythe operation of the machine is rendered perfect and its construction simple and inexpensive.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine with the feeding-tube and plowpoint in central vertical section. Fig. 2 shows the feeding-tube and ditcher in perspective. j

In these drawings, A represents thebcam,

l I and B the ditching plow or shovel. s rlhe -is provided at its front end with supporting- `wheels,which carry a guide-barfor the beam, Vaud-suitableadjusting devices for regulating .its position vertically, these devices being of any ordinary construction.r

Bolted or secured in any suitable way to the rear end of the beam is a fiat vertical bar, a, beveled upon its front edge to present a cut` tingV or dividing edgeto the earth, for the purpose hereinafter described. Extending across the lower end of this bar is a plate, C, which terminates in front in asharp point, c, to form the cutter for the ditcher.

The tube for feeding the tiles is represented at D in the drawings, and is preferably formed from two metal plates having semicircular 4portions 1 l and fianges 2 2, the said iianges in front embracing the vertical bar a, and being bolted thereto, and those in the rear being riveted or suitably secured to each other.

I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction shown, as the details may .be ,varied without departing from the spirit of -my invention. Thus the vertical bar and the tube may be formed in one piece, or the tube may be formed in one piece with flanges for securing it to the bar a. The longitudinal axis of the tube is an arc of a perfect circle; and, supposing the machine in position 'within the ditch, the bottom of the ditch would then be pretty nearly tangential to the tube at the exit-opening for the tiles, so that as the tiles issue from the tube they will be in such a position that their axes willbe substantiallyparallel to t-he bottom of the ditch. The tube at its upper end .terminates just in the rear of and in line with the plow-beam, thus giving a length suhcient to contain several tiles at the same time. The diameter of the tube is made considerably larger than that of the tiles, so that their downward movement will be perfectly free and regular.

To better control the downward movement of the tiles, I employ a guiding-strip of metal, as shown at b, which is secured to the inner periphery of the front wall ofthe tube at point 3. From this point (which is at the upper end of the tube) the strip gradually diverges from the front wall and approaches the rear ICG 1o ly by reason of the end of the strip being STO L Idd not wish. to lim-it the use'of the 'feedraised. Each tile, therefore, as it issues from the tubeabats .against the flnt end Qftheene already laid at a point above the* bottom of the ditch and -in position parallel thereto,"aid` is held firmly in this position by the weightof ithetilesrin theltbe untily the. forward #move mentof the :rnachinebrings the notch or shoul- .der 4- un'derits fronty end, whenvit'will dropl gintoposition: from its own weight Iaudit-he; pressureof the remaining tiles in the tube, a'

perfect '-til'es; i l A colter of ordinaryconstruction is secured tothe beam at oneend and to the ditcher-point 4vat thefother. Upon either side of this colter, `and inclining from. the point c upward tothe rear, are, provided-plates or strips d d,::eX

joint being thus formed` between the tending far enough back to join the tube', to2 which they may be secured iniany suitable' .manner upon either side of thesame. Asthe vfurrowis cut the onward movement of the =machine' raises the earth along the inclined Jplates,'i.t being divided as it rises by the colter .and the'front edgeof the vertical bar a,so that -half will be carried'around one side and .the

remainder .around the other side of the tube :and deposited upon the tiles in uniform quan- .itities and with equal pressure from both sides, lthlis preventing any displacement ofthe same.

The shape of the feedingtube and its lcom-g :bination with the vertical bar wanswersfthe purpose of a mold-board, one beingprovided inclining upward tothezrear, wherebyimoldfior-either side;

The inclined plates d d serve'tov hold the smachine to its work in the ground,and, also,

lthey loosen and break up the earth on both sides lto such an extent that when it fallsto the rear upon the tiles no displacement of them -will take place, as before stated, and the earth above the tiles .and for nearly two feet upon either sidethereof will be ina loose and broken form, thus giving the water a better opportug nity toi percolate. through to the tiles.

vvhave to be accomplished by different and distiiict operations' What I claim is- 41.l In a machine for laying tiles, Ste., and in combination, aditching shovel or plow and a feeding -tube adapted to discharge the tile rafdlnbfll@ Onegalfedllaei'--@ Point abolie the bottomff the ditch or trench, and in positin substantially parallel thereto, substantially as described.

2. ln a tile-laying machine,andin combi-nation, a ditching lplowortshoveha curved `feedtube forth'e tile,andj afguide-stripiwithin said tube, substantially asl described,- and forthc .purpose set forth."

-1 3. l In a tile-.laying mach1ne,a'nd in combinafrom its upper point vof attachment toa pointa 2:

-little' shortof the discharge end of the txibe,`and

"a notch or shoulder, 4:,` all substantially as described, and for the. purposes set forth-.5 I-

I @14; lnfa tile-layingmachine, a feeding and laying device,consisting of ai curvedtubeproness of: the `'vertical bar, a-colter, andjplates' .1.

'dtexte'nding from the poi-nte back tothe feed-tube iand'secured thereto, the said plates boardsare formed uponteither side, all subfstantially as described, and for the purposes ce i set forth.q l Y e e t In testimony whereof I have signed my name to. this specificationin'tlle presenceofjtw-o sub- -scribingwit-nesses;

f 4llViv-tnesses: A v p l .W. PATTERSON.:

E. H. GRIrrEN.

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